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Some of Hudson Street Press's recent and upcoming titles are:

• WHAT WOULD MACGYVER DO?
  True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life
  BRENDAN VAUGHAN
  

  For anyone who's ever wished they could channel the 1980s action-adventure icon, Angus MacGyver, comes this clever collection of over forty true stories, commemorating the use of improvised genius to solve everyday problems. Edgy, entertaining, and smirk-to-yourself funny, these masterfully told stories reveal that, with a little luck and a lot of ingenuity, you can "MacGyver" yourself out of virtually any predicament.

• IT'S OKAY TO MISS THE BED ON THE FIRST JUMP
  And Other Life Lessons I Learned From Dogs
  JOHN O'HURLEY
  

  Years before he played J. Peterman on Seinfeld, became the champion of Dancing with the Stars, and hosted NBC’s The National Dog Show, award-winning actor, composer, and writer John O’Hurley was devoted to dogs. Now, in It’s Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump, a charming and hilarious book about the wisdom of dogs, O’Hurley brings his love for dogs to the page, exploring with his characteristic wit personal yet universal lessons learned from a life lived with canine companions. At once poignantly moving and laugh-out-loud funny, It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump is a book for the dog lover on everyone's shopping list.

• TWINKIE, DECONSTRUCTED
  My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
  STEVE ETTLINGER
  

  A pop-science journey to discover the shocking origins of dozens of common pre-packaged food ingredients (hint: they’re often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), using the nutrition label of America’s beloved snack cake, the Twinkie, as a guide. An insightful, entertaining exploration into the modern food industry, if you’ve ever wondered what you’re eating when you consume foods containing mono- and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter, a food-grade equivalent of plaster of Paris), this book is for you.

• THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER PROJECT
  How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence
  SUELLEN HAMKINS & RENEE SCHULTZ
  

  Reviving Ophelia meets The Mother-Daughter Book Club in a book that offers a proven model for staying connected through adolescence. Ten years ago, SuEllen Hamkins, M.D., and Renee Schultz, M.A., psychotherapy professionals with a combined forty years’ experience and both mothers of pre-teen girls, created The Mother-Daughter Project with several other women in their community. At once simple and revolutionary, this book details the success of the Mother-Daughter Project’s groundbreaking model, providing the reader with a roadmap for strengthening her bond with her own daughter

• MATH DOESN’T SUCK
  DANICA MCKELLAR
  From actress and mathematician Danica McKellar—best known for her roles as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years and political speechwriter Elsie Snuffin on The West Wing—comes Math Doesn't Suck, a groundbreaking book that uses hip and entertaining examples to teach middle-school girls (and their parents) how to master many of the tough concepts that are introduced in middle school, the time when young girls begin to shy away from math. Called a “math superstar” by The New York Times, McKellar graduated summa cum laude in mathematics from UCLA, co-authored a published math theorem, and is now an outspoken advocate for inspiring young women to excel in math.

Luke Dempsey
Editor in Chief